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Source: Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, open data · Updated at 11:45 AM
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Intentional violent deaths
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Source: Sinesp VDE, Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security. Population: IBGE. Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.
Last 12 months with data from every state: October 2025 to September 2026.
| The official numbers | Brazil | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Lives | ||
| Intentional violent deaths | 36,307-10.8% | 3,103-8.7% |
| Intentional homicides | 28,433-13.1% | 2,116-8.3% |
| Femicides | 1,527-1.9% | 273+4.2% |
| Robbery-homicides | 642-25.3% | 95-31.2% |
| Deaths caused by state agents | 6,681+4.8% | 806+1.5% |
| Rapes (including statutory) | 82,287-3.9% | 16,400+2.9% |
| Property | ||
| Vehicle robberies | 87,097-22.5% | 18,503-34.5% |
| Cargo robberies | 7,456-19.9% | 2,606-31.4% |
| Drugs and guns | ||
| Drug trafficking cases | 229,902+8.5% | 48,552+8.7% |
| Cocaine seized | 190.6 t-12.1% | 56.3 t-6.4% |
| Marijuana seized | 2,462.7 t-9.2% | 221.0 t-13% |
| Firearms seized | 107,095-1.6% | 13,476-7.2% |
| Justice and people | ||
| Arrest warrants served | 300,952+2.4% | 80,522-4.1% |
| Missing persons | 88,933+5.4% | 21,125+1.2% |
| October 2024 | 3,671 victims |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | 3,501 victims |
| December 2024 | 3,797 victims |
| January 2025 | 3,764 victims |
| February 2025 | 3,234 victims |
| March 2025 | 3,500 victims |
| April 2025 | 3,204 victims |
| May 2025 | 3,332 victims |
| June 2025 | 3,079 victims |
| July 2025 | 3,106 victims |
| August 2025 | 3,302 victims |
| September 2025 | 3,191 victims |
| October 2025 | 3,375 victims |
| November 2025 | 3,152 victims |
| December 2025 | 3,328 victims |
| January 2026 | 3,332 victims |
| February 2026 | 2,972 victims |
| March 2026 | 3,167 victims |
| April 2026 | 2,790 victims |
| May 2026 | 2,871 victims |
| June 2026 | 2,735 victims |
| July 2026 | 2,777 victims |
| August 2026 | 2,936 victims |
| September 2026 | 2,872 victims |
| Intentional homicides in São Paulo state municipalities | victims | per 100k people |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 432 | 3.6 |
| Campinas | 84 | 7.1 |
| Guarulhos | 46 | 3.4 |
| Sorocaba | 42 | 5.5 |
| Ribeirão Preto | 39 | 5.3 |
| São José do Rio Preto | 36 | 7.1 |
| São José dos Campos | 34 | 4.7 |
| Bauru | 33 | 8.4 |
| Santo André | 31 | 4.0 |
| Caraguatatuba | 30 | 21.1 |
per 100k people
Intentional violent deaths add up intentional homicide, robbery-homicide, assault resulting in death and deaths caused by state agents. Seizures, trafficking and warrants include state and federal police. Source: Sinesp VDE, Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security. Population: IBGE. Data collected on October 21, 2026.
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